The date of the July 27 meeting is significant as it will make it exactly one year on from the opening ceremony of London 2012. It also comes two weeks prior to the start of World Championships in Moscow where Bolt is confident of securing another hat-trick of medals.

Yet the 26-year-old's fine tuning will happen away from British shores and his manager Ricky Simms defended the decision, saying: "Would you run if it cost you a couple of million dollars?"